Street sprinkling or flushing wagon.



J. GANEY. STREET SPRINKLING 0B FLUSHING WAGON.

AlPI-IOATION FILED AUGA, 1910.

Patented Nov. 1 1910.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnnmrrari GANEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Street Sprinkling orFlushing Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a street sprinkling or flushing wagon.

One of the principal objects of my invention comprehends the productionof a device of the above character, in which the king bolt and pole ofthe wagon are so constructed and arranged thatthe former will serve as aconduit, for conducting the water from the tank of the wagon to thepole, through which latter it is conveyed to the sprinkling or flushingheads, carried at the front end thereof, whereby the water will bedirected to the street, in front of the draft animals.

A further object of my invention resides in dividing the pole in halfand providing each half with a sprinkling or flushing head, and also inproviding means, operated by the driver, for directing the flow of waterthrough either or both of said sprinkling or flushing heads.

With these and other objects and their resultant advantages in view, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction andarrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andpointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention in itspreferred form, and in which like reference numerals indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views :-Figure 1 is avertical sectional View, showing my invention complete. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 isa transverse sectional view taken on the line 1-4; of Fig. 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, and the reference numeralsindicated thereon, 1 denotes a portion of the front end of the tank ofthe wagon, 2 one of the front wheels and 3 the front bolster. Theseparts, however, may be of any desired construction as they form nopositive part of my invention.

My improved king bolt is indicated at 4, and is in the form of a tube,having its up- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1910.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

Serial No. 575,530.

Mounted in the front bolster 3 is a tubular casing 7, having a flange 8,formed at its upper end, and resting on the top of the bolster, as shownin Fig. 1. The lower end of the casing 7 extends a suitable dis tancebelow the bolster 8, and is formed with a socket 9, into which atrunnion, formed on the lower closed end of the king bolt 4;, is adaptedto fit.

Fitted tightly on the king bolt 4: above the flange 8 of the casing 7,is a sleeve or yoke 10, the upper end of which is securely fastened tothe bottom of the tank 1, and the lower end of which is provided with aflange 11, the under face of which is provided with a depending annularridge 12, which latter is adapted to enter a corresponding groove 13,formed in the upper face of the flange 8 of the casing 7. The flanges 8and 11, of the casing 7 and sleeve 10 respectively, serve as a fifthwheel, and to prevent excessive friction on the ridge 12 and groove 13,said groove may be provided with a leather, or other packing ring 14:.

As shown most clearly in Fig. 1, the lower portion of the king bolt 4 isprovided with aplurality of vertical slots or openings 15, through whichthe water from the tank 1 escapes into the casing 7. To allow the waterto readily escape throughthe openings 15, the diameter of the casing 7,around said openings 15, is made larger, as at 7 The outlet 16 of thecasing 7 is formed 011 the front side of said casing and is providedwith a flange 17, to which is bolted a similar flange 18, formed on thehead 19 of the pole of the wagon. As shown in the present instance, thepole of the wagon comprises a single pipe 20, provided with a verticalpartition 21, which divides the pole into two separate conduits, andhasits in nor end threaded and is adapted to be screwed into the outerend of the head 19, as shown in Fig. 2. The head 19 is also providedwith a vertical partition, as at 22, which forms a continuation of thepartition 21, when the pole 20 is screwed into the head 19.

Mounted vertically in the head 19, at the front end of its partition 21,there is a shaft 23, to which 1s fixed a swinging gate 24. The gate 24normally extends in alinement wlth the partition 22 but may be moved toeither' side of the head 19, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, todirect the course of water through either side of the pole 20. The meansI preferably employ for swinging the gate 24 comprises a rod 25,mountedvertically in the king bolt 4, and having its lower end extending ashort distance below the lower end of the casing '7, where it isprovided with a pair of spaced collars 26, between which the innerforked end of an arm 27 is adapted to work. The arm 27 is pivoted to asuitable bracket 28 and has its outer end bent upwardly at right angles,as at 29, and adapted to work in a slot 80, formed in the inner end of alink 31, the outer end of which is pivotally connected to an arm 32,fixed to the shaft 23. The upper end of the rod 25 is loosely mounted ina bracket 33, and has fixed thereto, a short distance below saidbracket, a pair of spaced collars 34.

Fixed on a shaft 35, mounted in the king bolt 4, is a bell crank 36, onearm of which is forked and adapted to work between the collars 34, andits other arm is pivotally connected to a rod 37, which latter passesoutwardly throughthe side of the king bolt 4 and sleeve 10, and ispivoted to the lower end of a lever 38, which extends upwardly to withineasy reach of the driver, and which is pivoted near its lower end to abracket 39, formed 011 the upper flange of the sleeve 10. By thisarrangement it will be seen that by moving the lever 38 past theperpendicular in either direction, the driver may cause the gate 24 toswing to either side of the head 19, and thereby direct the flow ofwater through either side of the pole 20.

As shown most clearly in Fig. 3, the outer end of the pole 20 isprovided with branches 20*, which extend in opposite directions, and

on each of which there is mounted a sprin- 3 kling or flushing head 20.The pole 20 is provided with a whiflletree 40, and suitable hooks 41 forconnecting the harness of the draft animals thereto.

While I have shown and described my invention in its preferred form, itwill be understood that various changes may be made therein withoutdeparting from the scope of the appended claims, and no limitationisimplied by reason of the particular structure shown.

I claim: V

1. In a sprinkling wagon, a tank, a tubular draft pole, a sprinklinghead carried by the draft pole, and a hollow king bolt communicating atits upper end with the tank, and at its lower end with the interior ofthe draft pole.

2. In a sprinkling wagon, a tank, a tubular draft pole having separateconduits, a sprinkling head connected to each conduit, and a hollow kingbolt communicating at its upper end with the tank, and at its lower endwith the conduits of the draft pole.

3. In a sprinkling wagon, a tank, a tubular draft pole, said draft polehaving separate conduits, a sprinkling head connected to each conduit, agate mounted in the pole to control the flow through either of theconduits, and a hollow king bolt communicating at its upper end with thetank, and at its lower end with the conduits of the draft pole.

4. In a sprinkling wagon, a tank, a bolster, a tubular casing carried bythe bolster, a holloyv king bolt mounted in said casing andcommunicating at its upper end with the tank, said king bolt havingopenings into the casing, a tubular draft pole connected to the casingand communicating with the interior thereof, and a sprinkling headcarried by the draft pole.

5. In a sprinkling wagon, a tank, a bolster,a tubular casing carried bythe bolster, said casing having a flange formed at its 11 )per end, andsaid flange engaging the top of the bolster and having an annular groovein its upper face, a yoke fastened to the bottom of the tank, said yokehaving a flange engaging the first mentioned flange, and formed with anannular ridge on its lower face, said ridge entering the aforesaidgroove, a hollow king bolt secured to the yoke, and extending into theaforesaid casing and having its lower end journaled therein, the upperend of said king bolt communicating with the tank, and its lower endhaving openings into the casing, said casing having an outlet, a tubulardraft pole connected to the casing over its outlet, and a sprinklinghead carried by the draft ole.

p In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JEREMIAH GANEY.

Witnesses:

H. M. TAYLOR, ARTHUR WESLEY.

